-inho

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See also: inho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo, from Latin -īnus (“of or pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.ɲu/
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Suffix

-inho m (feminine -inha, plural -inhos, feminine plural -inhas)

  1. replaces -o and -a to form diminutives
    1. forms the diminutive of nouns
      1. indicates smallness, shortness, youth, fewness, etc.
        ‎casa (“house”) + ‎-inha → ‎casinha (“small house”)
        ‎criança (“child”) + ‎-inha → ‎criancinha (“young child”)
        ‎texto (“text”) + ‎-inho → ‎textinho (“short text”)
        ‎pipoca (“popcorn”) + ‎-inha → ‎pipoquinha (“a small portion of popcorn”)
      2. belittles the suffixed noun
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    2. (somewhat informal) forms the diminutive of adjectives and adverbs, roughly equivalent to English somewhat or kind of
      ‎grande (“big”) + ‎-inho → ‎grandinho (“somewhat big”)
    3. (Brazil, colloquial) forms the diminutive of gerunds, indicating a lack of intensity or seriousness
      ‎chovendo (“raining”) + ‎-inho → ‎chovendinho (“drizzling”)
      ‎namorando (“dating”) + ‎-inho → ‎namorandinho (“having an uncommitted romantic relationship”)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (indicates smallness): -ão
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